<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>Yes, why are the strut-adjacent strings less stable?  Sure, the bridge has no downforce for a bit; does that mean the soundboard (and/or bridge) bulges up there when the whole board swells?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 10, 2007 7:31 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Seasonal pitch change:</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>The strings adjacent the plate struts are more prone to change during tuning. Gotta be something to do with the lack of tension on those portions of the bridge at the ends of a section of strings.<BR><BR>JF<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>